04-25-2023 Kemmerer Gazette Legals

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PUBLIC NOTICE

1. RMP is a division of PacifiCorp, an Oregon corporation, engaged in the business of supplying electric utility service to customers throughout its six-state service territory, including Wyoming. RMP is a public utility subject to the Commission's jurisdiction. Wyoming Statute §§ 37-l-101(a)(vi)(C) and 37-2-112.

2. On April 12, 2023, RMP submitted its Application requesting the Commission’s approval of its proposal to extend the 2020 Protocol through December 31, 2025, effective January 1, 2024.

3. PacifiCorp serves customers in all six of its jurisdictions as a single system, and can access resources across the West and multiple trading hubs to minimize off-system wheeling costs to provide value to our customers. RMP states PacifiCorp uses single agreement to govern the allocation of the costs and benefits of shared generation and transmission resources among the states to realize the benefits of planning and operating as one system. An inter-jurisdictional cost allocation methodology is used to allocate these system costs and benefits. This methodology is negotiated among a diverse array of stakeholders representing interests in PacifiCorp’s service territory. The currently approved methodology is the 2020 Protocol.

4. The 2020 Protocol was designed as a temporary cost allocation methodology that would expire on December 31, 2023. After the execution of the 2020 Protocol, the Framework Issues Workgroup began investigating and working through issues to develop the successor to the 2020 Protocol. New federal legislation and environmental rule changes are expected to impact the costs and benefits of PacifiCorp’s generation fleet. Potential alternative resource allocation methodologies have been identified and the Parties would like to continue to explore these options. As a result, the Parties are requesting a two-year extension to the 2020 Protocol.

5. This is not a complete description of RMP’s Application. You may review the Application at RMP’s Wyoming offices and at the Commission’s office in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during business hours or online at: https://dms.wyo.gov/external/publicusers.aspx (enter Record No. 17280).

6. Anyone desiring to file a statement, intervention petition, protest or request for a public hearing in this matter must do so, in writing, on or before May 17, 2023. Petitions shall set forth the grounds of the proposed intervention or request for hearing as well as the position and the interest of the petitioner in this proceeding. Please mention Docket No. 20000-641-EA-23 in all correspondence with the Commission.

7. If you wish to participate in this matter and you require reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Commission at (307) 777-7427, or write to the Commission at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, to make arrangements. Communications impaired persons may also contact the Commission by accessing Wyoming Relay at 711.

Dated: April 17, 2023

PUBLISHED: April 25, May 2, 2023 23016

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power (RMP or the Company) for authority to Establish Intermediate Low-Carbon Energy Portfolio Standards pursuant to the provisions of Wyoming Statute § 37-18-102 and Chapter 3, Section 38 of the Commission’s rules.

1. RMP is a division of PacifiCorp, an Oregon corporation, engaged in the business of supplying electric utility service to customers throughout its six-state service territory, including Wyoming. RMP is a public utility subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. Wyo. Stat. §§ 37-l-101(a)(vi)(C) and 37-2-112.

2. On March 31, 2023, RMP filed this Application, requesting authority to establish Intermediate Low-Carbon Portfolio Standards. The Application is responsive to the requirements of Wyoming Statute § 37-18-102 and Chapter 3, Section 38 of the Commission’s rules. Further, it is in-compliance with the Commission’s decision in Docket No. 20000-616-EA-22 (Record No. 17032). It addresses Dave Johnston Unit 4 and Jim Bridger Units 3 and 4. These units are utility owned, coal-fired generation facilities.

3. RMP continues to rely upon the Kiewit CCUS Feasibility Study report dated March 2022, which it commissioned to evaluate potential carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) options for its generation facilities subject to CCUS evaluation requirements. Based upon the Kiewit report and the results of the Company’s recently concluded Request for Proposal (RFP) process, the Company states that Dave Johnston Unit 4 and Jim Bridger Units 3 and 4 remain potentially suitable for the installation of CCUS technology. The Company further states that it continues to analyze options through its RFP process.

4. This is not a complete description of the Application. The Application is available for inspection at the Commission’s offices in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Application is also available on the Commission’s website at https://psc.wyo.gov (Hot Topics), https://dms.wyo.gov/external/publicusers.aspx (Enter Record No. 17277) or RMP’s website at www.pacificorp.com.

5. Anyone wishing to file a public comment, statement, protest, intervention petition, or request for a public hearing in this matter must do so in writing filed with the Commission on or before May 12, 2023. Public comments should be submitted to wpsc_comments@wyo.gov. Any intervention request filed with the Commission shall set forth the grounds of the proposed intervention or request for hearing as well as the position and the interest of the petitioner in this proceeding. Please be sure to mention Docket No. 20000-640-EA-23 in all correspondence with the Commission.

6. If you wish to intervene in this matter or request a public hearing which you will attend and you require reasonable accommodation for a disability, call the Commission at (307) 777-7427 or write to the Commission at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. Communications impaired persons may contact the Commission through Wyoming Relay by dialing 711.

Dated: April 11, 2023.

PUBLISHED: April 18, 25, 2023 23015

ORDINANCE NO. 2023-875

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 20-6, DESIGN STANDARDS, AND SECTION 23-106, REQUIREMENTS FOR STANDARDS FOR MAXIMUM STREET SLOPES.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming, that section 20-6 and 23-106 of the Kemmerer City Code is hereby amended as follows:

SECTION 20-6.  DESIGN STANDARDS.

(a) The design and development of subdivisions shall preserve, insofar as it is possible, the natural terrain, natural drainage, existing topsoil and trees.

(1.) Streets shall have a maximum slope of 8%.

SECTION 23-106.  REQUIRMENTS.

Planned unit developments in any district where permitted shall be subject to the following additional provisions:

(f) Design Standards. Planned unit developments shall meet the design standards of Section 20 6.

PASSED on First Reading this 13th day of March 2023

PASSED on Second Reading this 27th day of March 2023.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on Third Reading this 10th day of April 2023.

CITY OF KEMMERER, WYOMING

BY: WILLIAM J. THEK, MAYOR

ATTEST:

NATASIA DIERS

CITY CLERK-TREASURER

PUBLISHED: April 25, 2023 23018

PUBLIC NOTICE

1. RMP is a public utility, as defined by Wyoming Statute §37-1-101(a)(vi)(C), providing retail electric service under certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by the Commission. RMP is subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction pursuant to Wyoming Statute §37-2-112.

2. On April 17, 2023, RMP filed an Application requesting authority to revise rates pursuant to two different rate schedules. The Company proposes to increase its Tariff Schedule 95 Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism (ECAM) rates by approximately $50.3 million to recover deferred NPC. The Company also proposes to decrease its Tariff Schedule 93 REC and SO2 Revenue Adjustment Mechanism (RRA) rates by approximately $1.5 million to account for sales of RECs and SO2 emission allowances. The Company requests interim approval of the proposed rates effective for usage on and after July 1, 2022, subject to further review.

3. The following table summarizes the proposed price changes by tariff rate schedule. Within each rate schedule, the percentage change to individual customers may be higher or lower than the average due to rate design, customer load factors, and usage characteristics.  The combined effect of the 2023 RRA and ECAM in this Application represents an overall proposed rate increase of approximately $48.8 million or approximately 7.4 percent.

Residential

Schedules 2, 19 4.9%

General Service

Scheduled 28, 29 6.7%

Large General Service

Schedule 33 7.8%

Schedule 46 8.1%

Schedule 48T 8.9%

Irrigation

Schedule 40 6.3%

Schedule 210 6.2%

Lighting Schedules

Schedule 15 4.6%

Schedule 51 2.9%

Schedule 54 9.5%

Schedule 58 11.3%

Overall 7.4%

4. This is not a complete description of RMP’s Application. You may review the Application at RMP’s Wyoming offices and at the Commission’s offices in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during regular business hours or on line at https://dms.wyo.gov/external/publicusers.aspx (Enter Record No. 17279) or RMP’s website at www.pacificorp.com.

5. Anyone desiring to file a public comment, statement, protest, intervention petition, or request for a public hearing in this matter must file with the Commission in writing on or before May 19, 2023. Petitions shall set forth the grounds of the proposed intervention or request for hearing as well as the position and the interest of the petitioner in this proceeding.

6. If you wish to intervene in this matter and you require reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Commission at (307) 777-7427, or write to the Commission at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, to make arrangements. Communications impaired persons may also contact the Commission by accessing Wyoming Relay at 711. Please mention Docket No. 20000-642-EM-23 in your communications.

Dated: April 18, 2023

PUBLISHED: April 25, May 2, 2023 23017

IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR LINCOLN

COUNTY, WYOMING THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT

JACE CORY WALSH

Plaintiff,

V.              Civil Action No. 2023-DR-l 2

STEPHANIE ANN WALSH

Defendant.

NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

TO: Stephanie Ann Walsh

444 Meadows Drive

PO Box 3609

Alpine, WY 83128

Notice is hereby given that a Complaint for Divorce was filed against you in the Third Judicial District Court of Lincoln County, Wyoming, being Civil Action No. 2023-DR-12. The action is being brought by Jace Cory Walsh seeking divorce from Stephanie Ann Walsh. You are required to appear and answer the Complaint for Divorce herein within 20 days after service of this Notice upon you, and in the event you do not appear and answer, a judgment by default may be rendered against you. If service of this Notice upon you is made outside of the State of Wyoming, you are required to file and serve your Answer to the Verified Complaint for Divorce herein within 30 days after service of this Notice upon you, exclusive of the day of service.

DATED this 23 day of March, 2023.

Kenneth D. Roberts

Clerk of District Court

PUBLISHED: April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023 23007

PUBLIC NOTICE

1. Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given that a public hearing is scheduled regarding Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP or the Company) application for a non-situs Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to construct its Boardman-to-Hemingway transmission line (Application). The public hearing is set to commence on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in the Commission’s hearing room located at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

2. RMP is a division of PacifiCorp, an Oregon corporation, engaged in the business of supplying electric utility service to customers throughout its six-state service territory, including Wyoming. RMP is a public utility, subject to the Commission's jurisdiction. (Wyo. Stat. §§ 37-l-101(a)(vi)(C) and 37-2-112).

3. On February 6, 2023, the Company filed an Application, together with supporting testimony and exhibits, requesting the Commission grant a non-situs CPCN to construct the Boardman-to-Hemingway transmission line (segment H of the Energy Gateway Project) (B2H).

4. On February 14, 2023, the Wyoming Industrial Energy Consumers (WIEC) submitted a Petition to Intervene and Request for Hearing, which the Commission then granted via Order issued on February 17, 2023.

5. On April 17, 2023, RMP and WIEC (the Parties) filed a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement (Agreement), resolving all outstanding issues raised in this proceeding. The Parties requested the Commission issue an Order approving the terms of the Agreement following a hearing during which testimony will be offered in support of its terms.

6. The Company’s proposed Boardman-to-Hemingway is an approximately 300-mile-long, 500-kV transmission line that will extend from a proposed switching station near Boardman, Oregon to the existing Hemingway Substation located in Owyhee County, Idaho. Approximately 274 miles of the transmission line is located in five Oregon counties: Malheur, Baker, Union, Umatilla, and Morrow Counties. A 24-mile segment of the Project will be in Owyhee County in Idaho. The project also consists of a newly constructed switching station near Boardman, Oregon, ten communication stations within the right-of-way of the transmission line, and construction of the Midline Series Capacitor substation.

7. The Company has partnered with Idaho Power Company (IPC) and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to develop the Project. IPC is the overall project manager, responsible for permitting, design, procurement, and construction. IPC will fund and own 45.45 percent and the Company will fund and own 54.55 percent.

8. The Company states the proposed project is necessary for the following reasons: 1) it increases the ability to move resources across and between both of the Company’s balancing authority areas and will allow the Company to export 818 megawatts (MW) of additional generation capacity from Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho generators to Oregon, Washington, and California customers; 2) it enables the Company to avoid higher cost transmission and generation investments to serve the system, including Wyoming, that would be required absent B2H; and 3) it reduces the cost of third-party transmission service included in the net power costs allocated to Wyoming retail customers. The Company states that construction of B2H is expected to produce total-system cost savings of $1.7 billion. The Company states that IPC must begin construction in July 2023 to have the project come into service by 2026. 

9. The Company expects its share of the estimated total cost of the project to be between $800 and $900 million, which is estimated to increase Wyoming customer rates by an estimated 1.95 percent once the Company proposes to include the costs of the project in a future general rate case. The Company intends to finance the project through its normal internal and external sources of capital.

10. All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing which will be conducted in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, Wyoming Public Service Commission Rules. All interested persons may appear and be heard, in person, by video or telephone conference, or through counsel appearing in person or by video or telephone conference.

Attend Zoom Meeting and actively participate at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82271019157

Or by dialing: 1 719 359 4580 Meeting ID: 822 7101 9157

11. If you wish to attend the hearing and you require reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Commission at (307) 777-7427 (Voice or TTY) in Cheyenne during regular business hours or write them at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, to make arrangements. Communications impaired persons may also contact the Commission by accessing Wyoming Relay (TTY) by dialing 711. Please mention Docket No. 20000-631-EN-23 in all correspondence with the Commission.

Dated: April 19, 2023

PUBLISHED: April 25, May 2, 2023 23021